Pirate Bay Heads to Davy Jones’ Locker
The announced sale of The Pirate Bay to a Swedish software concern Tuesday is the biggest development in file sharing since 2001, when Napster shuttered after a U.S judge ordered it to remove all copyrighted music from its free service. The founders of 5-year-old Pirate Bay at one time appeared invincible as they stuck out their middle fingers to the establishment, refusing to remove copyrighted material even after receiving takedown notices via: Threat Level
Congresswoman Praises Lori Drew Prosecutors
In anticipation of Lori Drew’s sentencing hearing Thursday, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-California) issued a statement late Wednesday praising prosecutors for their work on the controversial case. “What Lori Drew did was egregious, and it is time that she be brought to justice,” Sanchez said in a statement designed to draw attention to recent legislation she introduced via: Threat Level
Blind Hacker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
A legally blind Massachusetts phone hacker was sentenced Friday to over 11 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea on computer intrusion and witness intimidation charges earlier this year. Matthew Weigman , 19, was sentenced in Dallas by U.S via: Threat Level
Deep-Packet Inspection in U.S. Scrutinized Following Iran Surveillance
Following a report last week that Iran is spying on domestic internet users with western-supplied technology, advocacy groups are pressuring federal lawmakers to scrutinize the use of the same technology in the U.S. The Open Internet Coalition sent a letter to all members of the House and Senate urging them to launch hearings aimed at examining and possibly regulating the so-called deep-packet inspection technology. Two senators also announced plans to introduce a bill that would bar foreign companies that sell IT technology to Iran from obtaining U.S. via: Threat Level
Former ‘Perverted Justice’ Member Arrested for DDoSing Rolling Stone, Radar
A software developer whom authorities say once worked with the online vigilante group Perverted Justice has been charged with launching denial of service attacks against web sites belonging to Rolling Stone , Radar and others. Bruce Raisley, 47, allegedly launched the attacks to block access to two articles written by the publications that reported embarrassing information about him. via: Threat Level
Tech Gadgets
In The Hundred Acre Woods This Winnie The Pooh Mobile Phone Is As Good As It Gets
By Andrew Liszewski While the hundred acre woods might seem like a fun place to live (Tiggers are a wonderful thing afterall) gadget fans might want to think twice because this Winnie the Pooh themed mobile phone is pretty much your only option. via: OhGizmo! Read More →
Rare N64 Power Glove-Like Controller On eBay
By Andrew Liszewski As a kid, not only did I not know anyone with a Nintendo Power Glove, but I didn’t know anyone who wanted one either. So I’m not sure why a third-party company, Reality Quest in this case, thought that someone would want a similar accessory for the N64 via: OhGizmo! Read More →
Get Your Very Own Robotic Twin
By Chris Scott Barr There were many times during school that I would have killed to have some sort of double sit in for me. Don’t get me wrong, I was a good student and all, but some of my teachers were just downright boring. Well it seems that if you have the right amount of cash, you can actually get your very own doppelganger robot from Xian...
Sega’s Fireworks Projector
By Andrew Liszewski So apparently Sega’s got a new projector coming out sometime in August, but according to their website they’re unfortunately they’re not releasing a heck of a lot of information about it until July 25. We do know that it will project a pre-programmed fireworks show on the ceiling or walls of your home, and that...
Ben Heck’s C64 Laptop – Revision 2
By Andrew Liszewski According to his blog , Ben Heck has just completed a revision 2 version of his Commodore 64 laptop. The updated model includes the newer version of the 1541 Ultimate SD card ‘disk drive’ and USB and ethernet ports that are now open and easily accessible on the front of the laptop. The best part though is that the laptop...
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AutoblogGreen for 07.01.09
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green Columnist: electric vehicle hype needs to be tempered Just how important will EVs be? One writer thinks “not...
REPORT: Prepare to shell out a lot more for your next rental car
Filed under: Earnings/Financials Hertz Fun Collection Chevrolet Corvette ZHZ – click above to enlarge The economy is in one of the deepest recessions...
REPORT: Porsche R&D says electric 911 possible, needs more development
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Porsche eRuf Greenster – Click above for high-res image gallery In an interview with German magazine...
Cash for Clunkers to officially begin July 23
Filed under: Car Buying , Government/Legal , Green When President Obama signed the Cash-for-Clunkers bill into law back on June 24, the Transportation...
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Celebrate Your Independence With Double Gears 2 XP [Double XP]
What better way to celebrate Independence Day weekend than sitting inside an air-conditioned house gathering twice the normal experience points in Gears...
New Resident Evil Film By September 2010 [Rumor]
Director Paul W.S. Anderson talked up (spoiler alert!) a new Resident Evil film last fall. Anderson has been busy working on drafts of the script, and...
Nintendo Buys A TV Show [TV]
You’ve played Nintendo games. Now get ready for a Nintendo television show, as the Japanese gaming giant have bought themselves a British gaming...
Starcraft II’s Campaign Is Certainly Trying Something Different [PC]
Blame Blizzard’s PR campaign, blame the length of PR the game’s endured, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen Starcraft II ’s...
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If You Don’t Hate Perez Hilton Himself, Then I Definitely Hate You
How can you possibly like this person? via: http://www.uncoached.com Read More →
A Collection of Personal Pictures From “The Real Shaq”
For any of you that are on Twitter you’ll more than likely recognize a profile called “The Real Shaq.” It is what is presumed to...
The Myspace Toolbox: I Like How He Spells Papagorgio
I never realized it was pronounced “ Papa Gore Ghee Oh .” Nice work brother. Do you think if I asked this guy what Nick Papageorgio...
Cristina Del Basso Leads the P.M. Portfolio
Click on the photo for more of Cristina Del Basso Honestly, if I had to pick a favorite girl in the world right now, it would have to be Cristina Del...
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Funny Mug Shot – Total Fail on this Hair-Do
This guy must have got beaten up good when he landed in jail. Police busted him at the barber shop and he even offered them $1,000 in cash to let him...
Crazy Act of Bravery by Police OfficerHere is a strange little story about bravery in the line of duty? Real brave officers tasers a 72 year old woman? via: Crazy Weird News Read More →
Twice Stabbed = Good Invention
It seems Mark Bradwin a kitchen supervisor with Webbles Burger in Minnesota has finally had enough. The 26 year old Kentucky native has been stabbed...
Sexy Foosball – Barbie Style
Omg, if I was a girl I would love to have one of these! via: Crazy Weird News Read More →
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